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Jessica M. Cotter - Peoria, AZ
14050 N. 83rd Ave.Suite 290 Peoria, AZ 85381
The Law Firm of Jessica M. Cotter P.L.L.C.
Updated: 10/04/2021
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About Jessica M. Cotter
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Adoptions
- Conservatorship
- Legal Decision-Making (Custody)
- Divorce
- Family Law Matters
- Guardianship
- Modifications
- Parenting Time (Visitation)
- Child Support
- Child Support Modification
- Spousal Maintenance Modification
- Power of Attorney
- Trusts and Wills
- Grandparent or 3rd Party Visitation
- Paternity
- Parenting Coordinator
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO)
- Domestic Relations Orders (DRO)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Arizona, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2003
Other Affiliations
- West Maricopa County Bar Association, 2003 - Present (Member)
- West Maricopa County Bar Association , 2004 - 2012 (Board Member)
- West Maricopa County Bar Association, 2006 - 2007 (President)
- West Maricopa County Bar Association , 2005 - 2006 (Vice President)
- West Maricopa County Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Secretary)
- West Maricopa County Bar Association , 2004 (Treasurer)
- Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2012 - Present
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association, 2012 - Present
- Maricopa County Family Law Mediation Association, 2017 - Present (Vice President)
- Arizona’s Family Practice and Procedure Committee for the Arizona State Bar, 2018 - Present
- Maricopa County Bar of Family Law Mediators, 2018 - 2019 (President)
Past Positions
- Family Law Facilitators Office, Intern
- Law Offices of Joseph Charles, Associate, February 1, 2003 - May 1, 2004
- Brown Family Law Group, Associate, May 1, 2004 - June 1, 2007
Education
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California
J.D.
Honors: Honors for Pro Bono work - Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
B.A.
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
14050 N. 83rd Ave.Suite 290 Peoria, AZ 85381
Phone
Fax
- (602) 375-5248
Achievements
Honors
- Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year form Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, 2007
- Volunteer Attorney of the Month from Volunteer Lawyers Program of Arizona, 2006
- Children’s Law Center Awards C.L.C. Medical-Clinic Community Partnership, 2016
- Big Thanks Award from Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Arizona , 2013
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